For those who missed the punchline: It was very sophisticated, but subtle. What do comedians call it when performances go very badly? Dying on stage. When he posed the question to the doctor, everyone in the audience was expecting him to go to the dying punchline. But he didn't. Instead he drew out his own joke, and then commented about failing in comedy by drawing out the joke too long instead of cashing in (via the character of the doctor.) And then he skipped his own punchline altogether. He orchestrated a small, metaphorical death on stage, comparing that to the actual death he would have had if he hadn't had the surgery. As Daniel Chavez said, and a lot of people after him, iit was meta as fuck.

They literally took out a chunk of his personality and he's this funny

This set is brilliant. It's a shame that TJ has had so many personal issues, he really is a genius.

I love how he manages to craft such a crazy meta joke from such an absolutely organically told, relatable experience.

his voice matches his personality perfectly

The way he ends his set is brilliant...

“I was speaking in narrative where I would sort of talk about the narrative path of the conversation before I engaged in it and then kind of hit those signposts in the conversation and usually end in a compliment...it works?”

What a shame that he does not do much stand up anymore. He is so good and original at story telling.

TJ Miller can't not be funny. His delivery would make reading the phone book entertaining.

Lmao where's that paramedic guy? I'm sure he knows what's going on

this is honestly one of the best 10 minutes of standup i've ever seen. revisit it constantly

I keep coming back to this set. It's so brilliant.

So that horror movie "unfriended" was TJ's idea?

So glad TJ's okay. Hope he doesn't have to worry about regular seizures.

"Doctor's gone; proxy coming; we'll explain proxy later!!" - I choked on my scotch.

Had a very similar brain tumor (a cavernous malformation) same spot and also the size of a golfball. Honestly, I love this entire story! Nothing like thinking you were going a little bat shit crazy for a few months and then waking up in an ambulance with a dude saying "you just had a seizure"...literally our stories are so similar and his story helps spread awareness and laughs. LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!!! Had mine chopped out too. Now I have just slightly more than half my frontal lobe.

I'm glad the dude is still with us. I'm sure he made a lot of people smile that were having a subpar day.

This edges on genius. No joke.

This type of story/joke is written with the idea of being clever in the eyes of your peers. The truly funny stuff of that nature takes a moment to process, and therefore doesn't usually get the BIG laugh. But it does make you appreciate the writing and gains the admiration of your fellow comics. This was absolute textbook. BRAVO!

He has a very Ryan Reynolds tone when he slows down and talks lower. Hilarious story 👍

Lol the end, so meta

This is probably the best short stand up set I've seen. It's phenomenal

As an Epileptic since my early childhood, I have been always searching for the best way to tell a seizure joke because seeing someone have a seizure kinda freaks you out, so its tough to make it funny or offensive (unless you imitate it poorly). But this is done to perfection. Bravo.

.. "Yeah- there's gum on this.." 😂😂😂 God I love him.

"MMMMULTIVITAMINS!" - Made me laugh so hard

I am a big fan T.J. he's always a cool..........amazing presence on stage, film, radio or whatever. Real talent.

Had a seizure once. I don't remember a thing before or when it happened but I'm with my dad at the time. He witnessed everything and was traumatized by it. I guess, witnessing a seizure is more terrifying than having one.

absolutely without a doubt one of the best stories ever. still come back to it from time to time

It's amazing how he managed to turn such a horrifying event into a hilarious yet touching standup set. Respect.

That ending was genius. Not even joking, it's brilliant.

One of the smartest endings to a comedy show I've seen

Always been a fan of his. His storytelling is better than most and his timing is second to none.

Ok I must admit. I usually didn't get TJ Miller's stand up comedy style in other videos, but I must say this one is golden. Plus the way of closing the story was really smart.

Ha, they DID make that movie! The Den. He described one of the main scenes almost word for word.

The best so far! I was crying from laughter watching this and that ending...

Gaining more respect for this guy. Haven’t been a fan of his movies, but on stage he is super good!

Is that fucking Harley Morenstein laughing his balls off?

Did anyone else think this whole thing was awesome? Because it was awesome. Props to T.J. Miller, that dude can make brutal life experience into something hilarious.

TJ hats off, I have a seizure disorder that manifested at 25 for no damn reason and this is hilarious. It doesn't matter how we arrive at a similar experience but it's so gratify that someone broadcasted the topic.

I mean, in EMS we're taught to never lie to a patient.

Thank you TJ Miller for putting a comic spin on something I've lived through though they weren't able to remove mine post rupture but I'm still here. You are awesome.

Harley's laugh in the background haha

My aunt was born with an AVM. She had some weird symptoms that she ended up going in and getting an MRI for in her 40's and the doctors found it. They gave her the same option- either leave it and know that one day it can hemorrhage and it will most likely be fatal or attempt the surgery and possibly have complications/lose her life during the process... She chose to leave it and live her life like everyday could be her last. It finally was in February of last year when she passed away at the age of 70. She never complained. She never pitied herself or took it easy just because she had a ticking time bomb in her head... She just lived. RIP Aunt Bev 💜

I have been through some of what this guy has, and seeing him turn it into comedy made me so happy c: this guy is such an awesome person and has been through a lot. I hope he gets really famous, he deserves it.

I love that THIS is the guy playing Fredzilla. Can't wait. #BigHero6

I myself have had seizures and have been hospitalized for them(3× in the last year or so) there is nothing funny about it. I would have to say without a doubt its one of the scariest things I have ever been through in my life(I'm 25)😢 but this guy put such a funny spin on it I couldn't stop laughing. what an amazing way to look at something so horrible. I'm now your biggest fan keep em coming and stay healthy man. you and everyone else that's going through this are in my prayers

Such a brilliant set. Not only is he funny. But by talking about something serious he reals you in so your even more interested in what he has to say

T.J is wicked funny!! So confessional in his comedy which is refreshing.

He freaking slayed it in Deadpool! Absolutely hilarious!!! Haven't laughed that long in a long time!

It's not often that a set sticks out to me like this. not only were the jokes good, the way he set everything up was brilliant. watching this definitely felt like i was watching a master of his craft

One of my favorite stories of this series. I can watch this shit over and over.

this was fucking perfect, I've had plenty of seizures brotha..... Glad you made it through

That was the hardest I've laughed at about arteriovenous malformations leading to near death experiences. Thank you, TJ.

God, I can't wait to watch him in the new Deadpool movie

The way he explained the naked guy not quite dancing holy shit

I’ve been in that “you just had a seizure!” Moment several times. Emts are some of my favorite people lol

oh my goddd the ending was perfect lmao

Comedic perfection! I'm a HUGE standup fan and this EASILY ranks with some of the BEST. Any real comedian would agree.

"He's not well lit" Why did that get me?! 😂

Can’t be the only one who checked the post date after he said “entanglement” 💀

They have to stop putting the punchlines in the fucking intro .....

When I had my most recent seizure (epilepsy, now treated via the best medicine ever made), I woke up to my girlfriend crying and screaming next to me, she hadn't seen me like that before. I had fallen down and suffered a pretty bad concussion, blood, knocked one tooth out etc. Couldn't remember any of it, didn't feel any pain because my brain was rebooting. I remember looking at her, mumbling that I wanted to get up and take a walk. She said yes, and when we got out, there was this ambulance standing there and I said to her: "What the hell happened, did the old lady from next door die?" Then my girlfriend said: "No, I'm still alive, but you need to get into that ambulance right now!" And I saw my girlfriend standing next to the ambulance talking to a paramedic.

He looks like the caveman that invented comedy then somehow travelled to our timeline

that was the most fulfilling closing joke i have ever seen in a stand up

TJ

They really need to stop playing these shitty civic ads

Can we talk about how in all of the movies TJ is in he just basically plays himself but no one has a problem with it including me 😂

My hubs is a paramedic and this is one of his fav stories. ❤ glad you’re ok dude.

i think the best one out of all of these is the "mexican got on boots"

I had an occipital lobe AVM and it took 25% of my sight. I had a craniotomy to remove it. This is a great anecdote about a rare condition and I hope anyone who has any neurological changes gets them checked out. Funny video and so glad he's ok

I know everyone hates TJ now, but as a person with a seizure disorder it was refreshing to see this. I actually laughed unlike when people just pretend to have a seizure for a joke. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I saw him back in January and he let my husband do magic on stage at the end of his set. Great guy.

I had a stroke in my 20s and felt lost and scared. This is hilarious. I understood a lot of his thoughts.

Harley's laugh is so fucking loud.

Wow. I feel like I'm at the end of a journey with T.J. Miller. The first time I saw him perform he annoyed me, and I didn't want to see him on screen anymore. Then I saw him in Deadpool and my disdain started to waver. After seeing this, I realized that I actually like the guy. I feel like I have grown as a person. T.J. You the man!

“YOU HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL!! BOOO!” 😂😂

*Kenny wakes up* “Kenny? Kenny, can you hear me?” *Kenny muffles* “How are you feeling, son? *Kenny muffles* Great. Son, I have some bad news. We accidentally replaced your heart with a baked potato. You have three second to live. *Kenny muffles, “What?” * *Kenny's heart explodes* I don’t know. The way T.J. explains his seizure reminded me of this part in the South Park movie.

tj miller is slowly turning into barry gibb from the beegees

The first "This is not happening" I feel compelled to give a thumbs up to.

You can’t tell me that isn’t Bobby Lee laughing in the background. Even if it isn’t, then that person somehow manifested him into their own body.

I absolutely love T.J. Miller

TJ Miller has got to be my favorite comedian of all time. He's got a really witty personality and it's perfect for what he does.

Amazing set, love the rhythm of his delivery

Malnutrition and dehydration leads to my seizures. (severe abuse as a child; inability to maintain appetite) I would NEVER wish them upon anyone. Literally the worst experiences of my entire life. Waking up 3 days later not knowing anything at all is actually scary folks. First one was not so bad. Recovered in two days. The second one, my heart stopped and I had to be resuscitated. They called it a grand-mal seizure. I had 3 more, one where my heart went afib and again I had to be saved. I'd say what I found to fully treat my loss of appetite, but I love my job. All I will say is that nature long ago came up with a natural solution which has no adverse medical effects. It has been 9 years free of that horrible feeling I associate with deja-vu on steroids. And I am glad someone was able to lighten the mood on one hell of a scary topic.

You can totally hear Harley aka sauceboss laugh in the audience.

TJ Miller was absolutely fascinating, that story and what happened to him was so crazy, it has to be true... Kind of makes me wonder about paramedics and that movie with Nic Cage, not face-off but that one where he's a paramedic

He looks great with a beard! Love you Tj! ❤️‍🔥🤟🏽

the way the intro is presented is so underrated. Every time I see it it's awesome

Poor guy.. He's fucking awesome

their making a movie about what hes talking about :o

god.... i have so much respect and love for TJ miller as an artist, comedian, director, and actor and not knowing any of this about him truly broke my heart this crowd did not deserve him and his presence because you can see the pain in his eyes at certain parts it also reminded me of his episode on "first we feast" which, coincidentally?, is recommended video #2 and it says "5 years ago" so i wonder if this was during that period or before/after/near it either way, i've gained a LOT more respect for him to continue doing this work his talent and determination exceeds most of the industry

It sounds as if Trixie Mattel was in the audience somewhere. Just enjoying herself.

I love this program. However if I could give one what I think is useful critique for the editing. I really don't like that they use a main punchline from each story in the beginning intro. It really takes away from it when it is told in the story.

I have health anxiety and really shouldn't have watched this.

I love his style, the last joke was nice. He is intelligent

Wild this was a decade ago. Can still remember watching it at my old place

easily the best TINH video

That did sound like a great premise for a movie; way too interesting for Hollywood.

I feel like before Ryan Reynolds became famous the secret club of Hollywood said you’ll need to extract the real side of yourself, the part with any relatable human flaws and personality, or actual dark humour. So he went through the surgery and instead of disposing of it properly afterwards it escaped and now we have TJ miller. And I am here for it!!

I know this is meant to be funny, but I found it rather heartbreaking. 😕 Relieved to know you're doing well TJ.